A lot has been talked in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling because of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However will the online adaptation of this traditional game offer a escape, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?
Bingo is an familiar game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent return in appeal with younger men and women opting to hit the bingo parlors in place of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the anti smoking law across UK.
No more will players be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite places where people enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo halls. Profits have plunged and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not given up on this enduring game?
The answer is on the net. Players are now realizing that they can participate in bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cigarette and still have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the law has left a good many bingo players with little option.